Turda weather in December

In December, Turda sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Turda's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:09 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Turda is locality in Cluj County, Romania.

Founded
1075

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Turda reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-2
24-2
34-2
44-2
54-2
63-3
73-3
83-3
93-3
103-3
113-3
122-3
132-4
142-4
152-4
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191-4
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211-5
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261-5
271-5
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301-5
311-6

How December really feels in Turda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Turda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°307.65.38.80.0
Feb / -4°297.75100.1
Mar / -0°439.52.911.62.0
Apr15° / 6311.20.913.34.5
May20° / 8814.4014.85.7
Jun24° / 13°11015015.66.2
Jul26° / 14°10414.2015.26.2
Aug26° / 14°9011.70146.7
Sep21° / 10°709.8012.46.6
Oct15° / 538.20.310.74.8
Nov / 377.72.39.21.5
Dec / -4°388.14.48.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44060
54159
64060
74060
83961
93961
103961
113961
123862
133961
143961
154060
164060
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294159
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Turda gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12710
22710
32810
42811
52811
62811
72811
82812
92712
102712
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122713
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312616

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
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185calm
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265calm
275calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:55 AM to 8:15 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:554:34
28.67:564:34
38.67:584:33
48.67:594:33
58.68:004:33
68.58:014:33
78.58:024:32
88.58:034:32
98.58:044:32
108.58:054:32
118.48:054:32
128.48:064:32
138.48:074:32
148.48:084:32
158.48:094:33
168.48:094:33
178.48:104:33
188.48:114:33
198.48:114:34
208.48:124:34
218.48:124:34
228.48:134:35
238.48:134:35
248.48:144:36
258.48:144:36
268.48:144:37
278.48:154:38
288.48:154:38
298.48:154:39
308.48:154:40
318.48:154:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.15 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Turda

In seasonPeak

None of Turda's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Turda's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Turda?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Turda.

What to pack for Turda in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Turda sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Turda in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Turda peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Turda?

Turda sits at 46.6°N, 23.8°E, 324 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Câmpia Turzii, 8.0 km away.

BlajTârnăveniGherla

Topography around Turda

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Turda.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 353 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,633 m.

The land around Turda is covered by cropland (32%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (36%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,633 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Câmpia Turzii 8.0 km · Ocna Mureş 21 km · Luduş 26 km · Cluj-Napoca 26 km · Aiud 29 km · Blaj 45 km · Târnăveni 47 km · Gherla 53 km

Romania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 44% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$22,538
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 605
Religion
Romanian Orthodox 85%other 5%Roman Catholic 5%Reformed 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Turda (46.5667°, 23.7833°, elevation 324 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).